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Live, in concert, HighMay ‘Entire world’ welcome to Darwin celebration The band HighMay performs for By Amy Engleson Comm 281 students during The second annual Darwin Day cele - lunch hour in the bration will take place Feb. 12 on the Beaver Dam. The Minot State University campus. This event, which took event will highlight Charles Darwin on place last week, his birthday with a smorgasbord of was sponsored by events in both Ann Nicole Nelson Hall the Student and the Beaver Dam. Activities Events take place around the world Committee. on this day memorializing the famous Photo by Jesse Kelly scientist’s life and ideas. Minot State’s unique celebration will contain numer - ous themes, including science, history, music and art. “There’s no scientist that has been more influential in changing peoples’ Diversity events planned perspectives on how they view the world,” Chris Beachy, MSU biology By Kendra Klimpel work as a whole. All presentations instructor, said, “so what we’re going to graphic design class designed all of the Comm 281 and activities are free and open to all do is celebrate the confluence of all posters and stickers advertising the During the week of Feb. 8-12, students, and will take place in these things that have emerged.” event around campus. Minot State University will host either the Student Union or Aleshire This year’s celebration will be far “It’s been a really neat collaboration Diversity Week with various activi - Theater. larger than last year’s, with lots of with the art department,” Beachy said. ties to promote community togeth - The week’s events, titled entertainment lined up. Richard Milner Other organizations involved erness. The goal of Diversity Week is “Strength through Diversity: and John Goode will perform in Ann include enrollment services, student to bring businesses, students, facul - Community and Place,” will include Nicole Nelson Hall on Thursday, Feb. government, the vice president of aca - ty and the community together to 11. Milner will present his musical demic affairs, the diversity committee, See Diversity — Page 6 interpretation of Darwin, “Darwin Live science club and others. and in Concert,” which he has per - Organizers geared the event toward Plant Services to host parking open forum formed around the world. Goode, or Minot State students and area high Slam Poet, will recite poetry. school students. The Office of Plant Services will staff regarding parking on campus Organizers have lined up a plethora “In fact,” Beachy said, “the entire host an open forum Tuesday, Feb. 9, and to discuss parking policies and of entertainment for Feb. 12 in the world is welcome to attend.” in the Conference Center on the issues across the campus. Beaver Dam that will feature several For more information on Darwin third floor of the Student Center For more information, contact local musical artists, a printmaker and Day, contact Beachy at 858-3164 or from 8 to 10 a.m. Sherri Giessinger, administrative others. The biology and art depart - [email protected] The intent of the forum is to gath - assistant to the director of facilities, ments have done most of the heavy lift - or visit the Department of Biology’s er input from students, faculty and at 858-3210. ing for this celebration. Bill Harbort’s Web site from MSU’s home page. Page 2 ~ February 4, 2010 News Red & Green Major Fair with a Joe speed-dating twist By Bryce Berginski they are if they have more Editor questions. They are not The Conference Center on required to go to every table. Davis the third floor of the Minot “It is a chance for students State University Student to explore the variety of pro - Center will be the site of a dif - grams Minot State has,” Lynda ferent twist on a major fair. Bertsch of Career Services Anthony Anderson On Feb. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m., said. “It’s designed for all stu - Staff Writer Career Services will host a dents, especially those who Joe Davis is one Minot Speed Majoring event there for want to declare or confirm State University student informational purposes. their majors, or even look into who is fully engaged on The event is comparable to minors or second majors.” campus and in the commu - speed dating, except students Bertsch hopes students will nity. Davis is an English go to tables for a certain length take advantage of this first- major with a minor in the - “I want to do good, of time to learn about opportu - time event, and interested stu - ater whose main goal is to and inspire others to nities from representatives of dents will schedule more in- become an established do good.” MSU’s various departments. depth meetings with represen - author or poet. —Joe Davis After the time period ends, tatives to learn more about “Writing is my passion,” President, MSU Black students have the choice to go majors opportunities at Minot he said. “I love the freedom Student Assocaition to another table or stay where State. of creative expression.” In line with his academic calling, Davis works at the Association’s biggest event event is a fundraiser for the MSU Writing Center, located of the year, the Soul Food club’s upcoming trip to an on the first floor of the Celebration, is now an annu - English conference later this Giving blood, giving life Gordon B. Olson Library. As al event. The BSA will hold semester. a writing tutor, his goal is to the event at the Minot Davis also writes for the help students become better Municipal Auditorium on campus newspaper, Red & writers through an engaged Feb. 16. It will feature music, Green, and lends a helping tutoring process. games, family activities and hand with the Spanish and “We help them every step a traditional Soul Food din - Sociology Clubs. of the way – research, con - ner. (To purchase tickets, Off campus, Davis is tent, grammar. We don’t just contact him at equally engaged. A member look at spelling and punctu - [email protected] of the Gospel Tabernacle ation,” Davis said. u.edu, or inquire at the Community Church in Civic engagement is an Auditorium.) Minot, he teaches a Bible important theme for Davis. Davis is also the president study class there every “I want to do good of the newly formed Minot week. He also works at a (things), and inspire others State Poetry Club. Minot elementary school to do good,” the student “We’re trying to liven up with the Community said. the poetry scene here in Learning Center (CLC), an He has served the com - Minot,” the English major after-school program. munity for the last two and a said. “It’s the best job I’ve ever half years as president of the Davis works with the had... the kids always bright - Black Student Association. English Club on campus, en up your day,” he said. Photo by Bryce Berginski “We’re trying to bring currently working on prepa - True to his love of writing Minot State student Cassandra Neuharth is prepped by a together people of all cul - rations for its annual and poetry, Davis combines United Blood Services worker during last weekʼs blood tures,” Davis said of the “English Tea.” A traditional his interests around the drive. The drive, which was held in the Conference group’s goal. English tea, complete with Minot area as one half of the Center, was put on by the Student Government poetry, art and music, the Association, MSU Student Ambassadors and United The Black Student See Davis — Page 12 Blood Services of Minot. RedRed && GreenGreen NewsNews FebruaryFebruary 4,4, 20102010 ~~ PagePage 33 ParisienParisien i iss n newew m multiculturalulticultural s supportupport se servicesrvices di directorrector Hannah Rude education of Native American- Marilyn Youngbird, came from AssistantHannah EditorRude education of Native American- Marilyn Youngbird, came from Assistant Editor relatedrelated topics.topics. 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HeHeis isresponsible responsiblefor forrecruiting recruiting students,students, headingheading thethe NativeNative AmericanAmerican CultureCulture CenterCenter andand thethe MulticulturalMulticultural Center,Center, advisingadvising thethe NativeNative AmericanAmerican CulturalCultural AwarenessAwareness Club,Club, andand providingproviding aa varietyvariety ofof supportsupport servicesservices toto students.students. Luckily,Luckily, HammondHammond isis stillstill availableavailable toto helphelp ParisienParisien learnlearn thethe widewide varietyvariety ofof taskstasks thatthat thethe direc-direc - tortor ofof multiculturalmulticultural servicesservices Photo by Hannah Rude Photo by Hannah Rude mustmust know.know. Dennis Parisien works at his desk in the Student Center. Dennis Parisien works at his desk in the Student Center. ParisienParisien hashas successfullysuccessfully Parisien serves as adviser to the Native American Cultural Parisien serves as adviser to the Native American Cultural overseenoverseen thethe NativeNative AmericanAmerican Awareness Club, director of the Native American Culture Awareness Club, director of the Native American Culture CultureCulture AwarenessAwareness WeekWeek andand Center and the Multicultural Center, and also recruits and Center and the Multicultural Center, and also recruits and metmetwith withHammond’s Hammond’scontacts contacts provides support services for students. provides support services for students. inin thethe NorthNorth DakotaDakota TribalTribal Colleges. He still has a few Colleges. He still has a few firstfirst yearyear asas director.director. 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... Parisien sitions as well. It has a new tures dance and great food, continued from page 3 president and the organiza - but also serves to honor the Making changes to tion has created a new posi - graduates of the year. These health care in other countries. tion for media and promo - graduates get the chance to She is currently working on tions. recognize someone that has health care reform on the Parisien noted several influenced and made an keep students Native advantages to being a mem - impact upon them. The grad - American Reservations. ber of the club. Members can uates can say a few words By Anthony Anderson This data suggests that ACT “It was interesting to hear gain skills that will enhance about the person they are Staff Writer Composite scores are a fairly what you can take from other their résumé as well as future honoring if they wish and In order to combat an accurate predictor of student cultures to bring back to the career prospects. He has usually present them with a alarming downward trend in success. Statistics also suggest Indian Reservations,” observed that students gain gift. Parisien was once recog - retention rates, Minot State that student’s ACT scores for Parisien said. confidence in their own abili - nized and presented with a University has formed a spe - English, math, and science can He recalls when he was a ties through their affiliation star quilt. Typical gifts pre - cial committee to assess the forecast performance in their student at Minot State and with the club and go on to sented are quilts and current criteria for admissions. individual classes on those president of the Native rewarding careers. One of Pendleton blankets. Last year, key personnel subjects. American club. As president it Parisien’s main goals is to get One thing that Parisien published a white paper on the The committee confirmed was his job to introduce the younger students and more would like newcomers to subject of organizing admis - that the bottom line is that not speakers and thank everyone male students interested in observe at the powwow is sion and enrollment require - all students are proficient in for coming. Many of the speak - the club. the interactions that happen ments to increase student suc - the same areas. Different stu - ers now are Minot State alumni “My biggest goal is to in the crowd. Native cess. The paper states that out dents have different strengths who come to speak at a fraction increase the level of student Americans are very family of the “343 first-time, full-time and weaknesses, and MSU is of a normal speaker’s fee. involvement,” he said. oriented. Another thing is freshman with American making it a priority to identify “It’s kind of nice to catch up Upcoming for the Native sleeping newborns. Despite College Testing (ACT) scores each student’s core competen - with people,” Parisien said. American Cultural the sound and the crowds, who enrolled in the fall of 2008 cies and weak points. A struc - In December, Parisien Awareness Club is an Indian babies seem to find the … 100 were not retained, ture needs to be in place to traveled around with taco sale in Old Main on drums very soothing and resulting in a 70.85 percent make sure students are getting Hammond to meet his Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 11 rarely cry. retention rate. the help they need, in the aca - numerous contacts. Starting a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale is in “Babies are sleeping like “Students with an ACT demic areas they need it. Feb. 1, Parisien will begin a conjuction with Diversity babies,” Parisien said. Composite score of 17 and “Our current admission pol - two-week recruitment trip in Week on campus. The tacos Parisien worked at Minot below were retained at a rate icy is not sophisticated enough . There he will will be available for on-cam - State as a recruiter three years of 62.86 percent. Students with to recognize that students attend the Montana Post- pus delivery from 11 to 11:30 ago, but began a career at Job an ACT Composite score of 18- enter MSU with a variety of Secondary Educational a.m. Service before applying to 19 were retained at a rate of skills and backgrounds, all of Opportunities Counsel. At On April 23 and 24, the come back. He spoke enthusi - 67.74 percent. Students with an which have a significant that event, he will be able to club will showcase its annual astically of being back on ACT Composite score of 20-21 impact on the support they recruit from six of the seven powwow at the Dome. campus and his experience as had a 71.83 percent retention need to succeed at a universi - tribal colleges in Montana. “Our powwow is a spring MSU multicultural director. rate and students with an ACT ty,” Gary Rabe, vice-president Parisien serves as adviser celebration and honor dance. “I’m really enjoying it. I Composite score of 22 or high - for academic affairs, said in an to the Native American The purpose of our powwow is have only been gone for three er were retained at a rate of early memo to committee Cultural Awareness Club, education based,” Parisien said. years and there have been a lot 73.14,” the report said. See Admission — Page 7 which has gone through tran - The powwow not only fea - of positive changes,” he said.

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Page 10 ~ February 4, 2010 Student Health 101 Red & Green How to talk to anyone (Student Health 101) — come up, too, and would hope - going by yourself, Stuart sug - saying something like, “What build and have a meltdown. Tongue-tied when it comes to fully be able to understand gests the wingman approach. is our next step with this proj - Picking the time to deal with a talking to authority figures? where I was coming from.” Take a buddy. For those who ect? I worked really hard on conflict is important, adds Unsure how to approach your Sure enough, Brockel’s profes - are shy about participating in this…I’d love to take what I’ve Wendy Nichols, assistant pro - roommate about a pesky prob - sor happily allowed her to take class, it’s particularly impor - learned and apply it to a new fessor of communication arts lem? You’re not alone. More the exam a day early. Here are tant to make a showing at project.” The boss will appreci - and sciences at Merrimack than half of the 1,200 respon - a couple of ways to open the office hours so the professor ate your go-getter attitude. College in North Andover, dents in a recent Student lines of communication and can see that you’re engaged. • How to ask for help on Mass.: “Make sure the other Health 101 survey said they develop relationships with fac - Talking to Your Boss how to approach tasks. If person is in a decent mood, sometimes or often have trou - ulty: Like faculty members, your you’re not sure how to tackle free from distractions. And be ble talking to their professors, • Participate in class. boss is an authority figure— an assignment, it’s perfectly sure to ask them, ‘Is this a good college administrators, and Alexandra Dove, a junior at and it literally pays to create a acceptable to ask for guidance. time?’” bosses. And more than a third Ripon College in Ripon, Wis., favorable impression with him “I would pose the question to • Avoid the blame game. of our survey respondents said says that speaking up in class or her. How do you do that? the person who gave the “I’m really big on speaking for they were shy about starting can be daunting, but she han - Art Taguding, executive direc - assignment to you,” says yourself and only for your - conversations with other peo - dles it by preparing herself tor of the Career Services Taguding. “Say, ‘I have an idea self,” says Nichols. She sug - ple in general. beforehand. “If you get to class Office at Stevenson University of how I’m going to tackle this gests using “I feel” statements Read on to find tips from a little early, going over your in Owings Mills, Md., says it assignment, but do you have a that help prevent the other per - experts on making difficult notes and focusing on the top - starts by fully understanding preference as to how I should son from getting defensive. conversations easier, getting ics that are going to be dis - the expectations and the proto - do it?’ The supervisor thinks, Don’t forget to pause and give your point across, resolving cussed can be helpful in organ - col of the organization. “Each ‘Hmmm… that’s very consid - the other person a chance to conflicts, and more. izing your thoughts and hav - organization has a different erate of them to think about respond to you. And lastly, Talking to Faculty ing a confident answer or dis - culture, different expectations, my needs.’ ” keep it timely. Focus on current Getting to know your pro - cussion point, and in larger different dress codes. That’s • How to resign. Taguding issues, says Nichols, and leave fessors, college deans, and classes, this helps the faculty where [students] have to do suggests opening with a com - the past in the past. administrators has multiple get to know you.” Some stu - their homework.” pliment: “You know, this has • Master couples commu - possible benefits, from bump - dents may worry that their In the workplace, you lay been a great opportunity. I feel nication skills. For couples, ing up a borderline grade to contributions to the discussion the groundwork for a good I have grown professionally learning how to express your getting recommendations for will sound unintelligent. Bill relationship by being compe - with this organization.” Get to feelings and “fight fair” can be grad school, fellowships, or Stuart, a communications pro - tent, being a team player, being the point: “I have a new oppor - the difference between healthy employment. fessor at Longwood University likable, and contributing to the tunity where I can continue to and toxic relationships. Tara Making yourself known in a in Farmville, Va., reminds stu - success of the organization, grow…” Close with some per - Semerar, a senior at the positive light to professors dents that although you have says Taguding. Once you’ve sonal praise: “If it weren’t for University of South Florida in demonstrates you care about to indicate you have some demonstrated those qualities, your guidance and support, I Lakeland, has struggled with your academic career. For inkling of the material under conversations with the boss never would have grown so communication hurdles in her many students, the first obsta - review, you don’t have to about the topics that follow much in this position…” long-distance relationship cle is overcoming an initial always have it right. The pro - become more manageable. Talking to Your Peers with her fiancé at the Naval anxiety about approaching fessor might take what you say • How to ask for time off. You’d think conversations Academy. authority figures. “People in in class and use it as a jump - Send an e-mail explaining with your fellow college stu - “Arguments are so much authority can intimidate me, ing-off point to a larger discus - your request and noting how dents and friends would be no- more drawn out and hard to but I just remember that they sion. you plan to cover any upcom - brainers. But, in fact, it’s the do,” she says. “Text messaging are normal people, too,” says • Know the power of office ing deadlines or responsibili - place where most conflicts is the worst because you have Jenny Brockel, a senior at the hours. “Most students don’t ties. If your boss has a few tend to arise, so communica - no idea of the true emotion University of Kansas in come to office hours,” says Jeff moments free, opt for a quick tion can sometimes be tricky. coming from them.” Lawrence. “I was going to be Haig, a professor and conversation. You might want Here are some ways to deal: Semerar’s strategy now out of town for a family event cofounder of to follow up with an e-mail • Timing is everything. involves stepping back from and needed to get an exam MaximizeYourEducation.com. reiterating the dates you plan When it comes to conflicts, arguments to calm down and rescheduled. I was extremely “But the students who do to be out, so your boss has it in says Stuart of Longwood assess the situation. “I think all nervous about asking the pro - come really benefit. I’ll cover writing. University, it’s better to pay as too often people are quick to be fessor if I could take the exam the material in depth, and I’ll • How to ask for more you go. That means the overall on the defensive, instead of at an earlier date, but then I even give them tips to study - responsibility. When an emotional cost of dealing with arguing about the initial prob - thought to myself they proba - ing for the midterm or final opportunity arises that inter - annoyances as they arise is lem and resolving it.” She also bly have family events that exam.” If you’re nervous about ests you, Taguding suggests lower than if you let tension See Communication — Page 12 Page 12 ~ February 4, 2010 News Red & Green

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